Britten Norman Islanders [Love em or Hate em?]

[de_pilot]

BN2

Just got to love the aircraft. ANyone knows of any BN2A for sale in the caribbean or south america?

Depilot

[sirBruno]

and I am searching a BN-2B-21

best would be with full de-iceing, IFR, long-range tanks. But offcourse I will not find that. So does anybody know were is a BN-2B for sale?
Europe prefered but if we get a good one we would pick it up everywhere.

[Flying Mechanic]

There's a few Trislanders for sale in the Philipines, still some life left in them.

[601]

VH-AIA was the first in OZ.

After it left Island Airways in Hervey Bay, it was operated by UnionAir/IslandAir for Tangalooma Air. EER also did that run.

UnionAir/IslandAir operated at various stages RUT, EER, AIA and a Trislander that was sold to an outfit in Cessnock.

One (RUT?) had a door cut into the tailcone so long logging tools could be loaded into the cabin.

A crew change run from TWB to Moomba in winter was an all day affair.

One of the best trips I ever did was from Mooree to TWB at night with a full moon. Just climbed to first available cruising altitude above LSALT and turned the cockpit light down. Magic

[RedhillPhil]

Originally Posted by anakid

I flew VH-ATZ in PNG early 70's, it had signage down the fuse indicating that it had won the London to Sydney air race.
And from pprune 2007....




Cheers Kid

I'm so old that I can remember when signage was signs

[Aye Ess]

601....I put a piccy of VH-AIA at post #40. The Cessnock Trislander,was in 1979,and I think the company was SOPAC .....what that stands for,I don't know,but the service didn't last long. Probably gave the NASA boys a thrill though.

[601]

Aye Ess
Falcon & Sopac Aviation Pty Ltd trading as Fast Airways.

[Aye Ess]

Thanx 601....strange calling the name Fast, when they operated a Trislander....there ain't nothin' fast about a trislander.

Unionair/Islandair also had Islanders VH-ICL and VH-EQK. One of which was written off in an 'incident' at Maryborough me thinks.....your thoughts?

[601]

Aye Ess

I remember FAST supposedly having a brake fire not long after they bought it. I seem to remember that it had smaller Islander brakes - I could be wrong on that.

Opps, I had forgotten about EQK and ICL.

EQK was damaged 31 March 1978.

No info on the ATSB but is listed in ASN Aircraft accident Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander VH-EQK

There is an enter in a listing for Islanders and Trislanders at Gatwick for VH-EQK Islander (146) showing that it belonged to Mount Isa Copying & Charter Service 24/01/70.

As far as ICL is concerned, I will have to dig deeper into my brain cells.

[Aye Ess]

[kimwestt]

If my memory is correct, from the late eighties or early nineties, there is an Islander still at bottom of King Sound, off Derby (YDBY), some young bloke beat up a boat and dipped a wingtip in. Apparently survived sans one hand thanks to quick thinking boat driver.

[Josh Cox]

Torres is correct, BSP went to Murchison Relines, it was based at YPKG, apparently they have sold it.

I have flown the Islander and the Trislander, both awesome machines.

The Trislander does not have the same short field abilities as the Islander.

Both VNE at the speed of stink.

[Rotor Work]

Not related to Australia but I noticed there is an Islander missing in Venezuela, its first flight was 11th - 4th - 1968

ASN Aircraft accident Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander YV2615 between Los Roques and Caracas

[NNB]

VH-RUT (BN2A) lives on.
From the mid 80's she went to Commando Skydivers at Pakenham (Vic) where I logged some 680 hrs in her flying jumpers. The initial SB-190 inspection brought her undone for jumping and she was sold to SeaAir on the Gold Coast where she joined two other Islanders and a pair of C208s flying pax and supplies out to Lady Elliot Island.
A fantastic work horse if you are shown how to make them "sing" by a knowledgeable Islander driver..!
blue ones
NNB

[dickie110]

BN2A-26 Weight and balance

Hi, does anyone have a BN2A-26 W&B spreadsheet model I could have a play with? Thank you

[frangatang]

Aagh, Aurigny, Trislander, Guernsey- Alderney, below 1000, and CliMB to land(VFR)!

[NNB]

BN2A W&B

PM me and I'll email you an excel spread sheet that was adapted for PJE Ops
cheers

[BN2T Islander Pilot]

Skill Test on BN2T Islander

I am holding a current Indian ATPL on Islander BN2T. As per Indian regulations I am required to renew my licence by undergoing a flying skill test / realistic simulator test.

Can you guide me ... where can I under go this Skill test ?

Thanks

[troppo]

scary

[601]

CASA have VH-RUT as manufactured in 1970 and first registered in Australia: 22 August 1985.
I believe that this is incorrect as I flew a new VH-RUT in June 1970.